REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Icelanders looking to party like a Viking during the upcoming Thorrablot midwinter festival, a local brewery has an idea: Drink whale beer.

Steðji, an Icelandic brewery, has introduced a new beer for the festival season, which takes place in mid-January and extends through mid-February. Called Hvalur, Icelandic for whale, the beer’s ingredients include dry whale bones (often called whale meal).

Exotic delicacies are common for Thorrablot, with menus often including fermented shark, blood sausage and brennivin, which is a clear unsweetened schnapps that is a signature distilled beverage in Iceland.

The addition of whale beer comes with a promise – “it will make you a true Viking.” The brew is rich in protein and low in fat, Steðji said .

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